Wilford (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°4'51", Longitude 82°28'33"
Period of record: 14 sampling dates; February 21, 1998 to August 22, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Land-O-Lakes
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by argillaceous to sandy impure limestone of the Tampa Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
9.6 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
38.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
20.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
255 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
28 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
24.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
47.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.6 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 14 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
16 |
25 |
68 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
470 |
640 |
880 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.0 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-10-99 |
17 |
540 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
|
Feb-18-99 |
33 |
880 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
|
Mar-20-99 |
22 |
690 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
|
May-16-99 |
23 |
490 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
|
Jun-25-99 |
22 |
680 |
7.3 |
5.0 |
|
Aug-22-99 |
23 |
670 |
11.7 |
5.0 |
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1999 Average |
23 |
660 |
6.2 |
6.0 |